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Van Lear Rose
by Loretta Lynn
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Overall Rating:
3.6798
Avg. Critic Score:
3.6694
Van Lear Rose Rank 4 Reviews
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Tiny Mix TapesThe beauty of the album rests in Loretta Lynn's exceptional songwriting. ...more
New York MagazineA darkly compelling masterpiece that taps into the pitch-black id of Johnny Cash’s best records. ...more
E! OnlineThe duo's collaboration on Van Lear Rose is unexpectedly gripping, a raucous slice of vintage Nashville fuelled by Lynn's down-home wisdom, twangy gee-tars and White's inspired hand at production. ...more
Stylus MagazineLoretta Lynnâs back, and we have Jack White to thank. OK, so itâs not that simple; we all should have been dusting off her still-durable 60s and 70s LPs every month or so since they were first released, revisiting âThe Pillâ ...more
Tiny Mix Tapes.comLoretta Lynn and Jack White just might be having a love affair. I mean, they worked closely together last summer on this here album, Jack dedicated an album of his own to Loretta, Loretta gave "sister" Meg one of her dresses in true ...more
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PrefixMagA legendary-but-fading country singer teams up with a rock 'n' roll star at the top of his game to resurrect her career and return to her glory days. And after the most unlikely pairing actually pans out, ...more
ShakingThrough.netThe most personally felt, universally inclusive record of her career. ...more
PitchforkVan Lear Rose is remarkably bold, celebratory and honest. It's a homecoming for a small-town musician gifted with poise, humor and compassion, but at its very heart, it's happy to be just a kick-ass country record. ...more
Pitch Fork MediaLike so many honky-tonk singers of her own and previous generations, Loretta Lynn was always a little country-come-to-town, a rural-raised girl in the big city whose pre-fame struggles lent her music grit and authenticity. Born in a Kentucky mining ...more
LogoPerhaps the album of her career. ...more
BillboardThe final product exceeds the hype. ...more
Amazon.comVan Lear Rose exceeds all expectations, a bold collaboration in which artists from two different musical universes forge a memorable work that neither could have created alone. ...more
Rolling StoneLynn and White weren't straining to make history, just a damn good Loretta Lynn album. But it sure sounds classic anyway. ...more
The GuardianThe result is genuine alt-country at a time when the term has come to signify little more than middling acoustic rock. ...more
Delusions of AdequacyA rich, rewarding showcase for a woman whose voice, spirit, and energy have not faded. ...more
PopMattersThe fact that a woman of Lynn's tenure can slide so easily into what is essentially an alt-country environment without losing any of her down-home authenticity simply underscores her versatility and timelessness. ...more
Stylus MagazineRecast[s] her matchless mountain holler and ever-sturdy songwriting genius in the milieu of gut-bucket blues riffs and blistering rock guitar, making Lynn sound not so much reinvigorated as reimagined, given a raucously purposeful, wildly authoritative ...more
Drowned In SoundHer voice sounds so goddamn fresh, spontaneous, uncompromised. There's an intensely visceral quality to these performances that is so utterly compelling. ...more
All Music GuideThe brilliance of Van Lear Rose is not just how the two approaches complement each other, but how the record captures the essence of Loretta Lynn's music even as it has flourishes that are distinctly Jack. ...more
Austin ChronicleKudos to White's preservation of Lynn's loving, narrative songwriting even when paired with his own grittier sensibilities. In doing so, the two unlikely bedfellows have cut a classic. ...more
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